Improvement in paper boxes



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ROBERT B. DAVIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER BOXES.

specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 86,811. dated January 30, 1877; application filed November 11, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT B. DAvIs, of the city, county, and State of New York, United States of America, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Boxes, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact account as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to construct the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, similar letters indicating corresponding parts in the different figures.

This invention relates to that class of boxes used by grocers and others for packing teas, cofi'ees, spices, and other articles, and which are commonly constructed of thin layers of wood, or of paper, and are generally provided with a metallic lining to prevent the loss of aroma from their contents by evaporation; and the invention consists in the method of constructing and uniting the different parts ofa box with each other, as will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed out in the claim.

Figure l is a perspective view of the box With one of its corners removed to show the position of the stifiening-pieces. Fig. 2 shows a Vertical section through both box and cover; and Fig. 3 exhibits a sectional modification ot' the invention in which the stifiening-pieces are left off of the cover.

In using boxes of this class, as heretofore constructed, difficulty has been experienced from the i'act that the bottom was so cut as to fit within the sides; therefore when in handling it was accidentally dropped, or placed upon any uneven surface, the bottom would be forced inward, thus causing a loss of contents in two ways-viz., by sifting through the aperture, and by evaporation; and, further, the thinness of the material used in their construction gave so little material to which the cover could be nailed, that fastening them down in that manner was seldom tried.

The sides A of the box are formed of a strip of material bent to the proper shape, the ends lapped and glued, or otherwise secured to each other.

The bottom B is of such size as to completely .overlap the sides all around, and is securely attachcd to them, thus preventing -the bottom from being pushed up into the box 'the cover O, when the box is large, and the size of the cover would render it advisable to give it further strength than is furnished by the paper or veneer of which it is composed.

The metallic lining may be applied to the inner surface after the box is otherwise completed; or the lining may be applied to the material before it is made up.

After being otherwise completed, an outer covering of paper, having suitable figures and designs to indicate the purpose to which the box is to be applied is put on, thus completing the article, which will be found to possess many advantages over those in ordinary use for similar purposes, as the stifiening-pieces and general construction give greater strength and rigidity to the structure, allowing it to be constructed of. lighter material than is ordinarily used for such purposes, and' still retain the necessary powers of resistance, to prevent fracture in handling, while the strips of Wood forming the stiffenin'g-frame allow the cover to be secured by nailing, as in boxes made wholly of much thicker material.

Having thus described my invention, I clai m as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, the following:

A box the sides A of which have stiffeningstrips a. at their inner top edges, and the lid or cover O, having stiffening strips or pieces b attached to its under side to fit within the strips a, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature this 30th day of October, 1876, in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT B. DAVIS. Witnesses JAs. A. TAIT, W. H. GHANDLER. 

